AWS announcements, Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
83 announcements
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Subscribe- 2OctAmazon ECS adds Amazon VPC Lattice support for blue/green, linear, and canary deploymentsAWS Fargate · Amazon ECS · Compute and containers
- 2OctAWS Health introduces the version catalog for software lifecycle managementAWS Health · AWS Support · Management, governance and cost
- 2OctAmazon EKS and Amazon EKS Distro now support Kubernetes version 1.37Amazon EKS · Compute and containers
- 2OctAmazon Aurora DSQL now supports partial indexesDatabases
- 2OctAWS Brazil automates distribution of non-Brazilian software product licenses to Brazilian customers
- 2OctAmazon OpenSearch Service introduces validation advisory for domain configuration changesAmazon OpenSearch Service · Databases
- 2OctAgentCore Gateway supports private TLS certificates for VPC endpointsAmazon Bedrock
- 2OctThe AWS MCP Server is now available in six additional AWS RegionsDeveloper tools, web and mobile
- 2OctAmazon ElastiCache for Valkey now supports OpenTelemetry metrics and detailed monitoringAmazon ElastiCache · Databases
- 2OctGuardDuty Runtime Monitoring is now included in the AWS Security Hub Threat Analytics planAWS Security HUB · Security, identity and compliance
- 1OctAWS Well-Architected Agent is now available in previewAWS Systems Manager · AWS CloudFormation · Management, governance and cost
- 1OctAmazon Redshift now supports cross-Region queries for your data lakeAmazon Redshift · Analytics
- 1OctAmazon Q Developer now delivers enhanced visualizations in the AWS Management Console
- 1OctAmazon DynamoDB introduces filtered export to Amazon S3Amazon DynamoDB
- 1OctAmazon DynamoDB Accelerator (DAX) is now available in additional RegionsAmazon DynamoDB · Databases
- 1OctAmazon GuardDuty now supports centralized management using AWS Organizations declarative policiesAmazon GuardDuty · Security, identity and compliance
- 1OctAmazon Corretto 8 September 2026 Patch UpdatesAmazon Corretto · Developer tools, web and mobile
- 1OctAmazon S3 Object Lock variable retention with event holds is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) RegionsAmazon S3 · Storage
- 1OctAWS Security Hub introduces remediation plans to prioritize and fix security exposuresAWS Security HUB · Security, identity and compliance
- 1OctAWS Transfer Family now supports custom CloudWatch log groups for managed workflowsAWS Transfer Family · Storage
- 1OctAWS Budgets now supports email verification for notification subscribersAWS Budgets · Management, governance and cost
- 1OctAWS Glue Data Catalog now supports table optimization, statistics, and crawlers for Apache Iceberg V3AWS Glue · Analytics
- 1OctAmazon EKS Auto Mode now supports advanced compute configurationAmazon EKS · Compute and containers
- 1OctServerless Storage on Amazon EMR Serverless now supports terabyte-scale shuffleAmazon EMR · Analytics
- 1OctAnnouncing DNS analytics and insights for Route 53 Global Resolver and DNS FirewallAmazon Route 53 · Amazon CloudWatch
- 1OctAWS IAM Identity Center extends multi-Region support to more AWS RegionsAWS IAM Identity Center · Security, identity and compliance
- 1OctImprove your secrets security posture with actionable recommendations in the AWS Secrets Manager consoleAWS Secrets Manager · Security, identity and compliance
- 1OctAmazon S3 Tables now support up to 100 table buckets per AWS Region in an AWS accountAmazon S3 · Storage
- 30SepAmazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances adds support for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUAmazon WorkSpaces · Business applications and end-user computing
- 30SepApache Iceberg materialized views now support system-managed write protectionAmazon EMR · AWS Glue
- 30SepAWS CLI now supports bulk skill updates and version checks for the Agent Toolkit for AWSDeveloper tools, web and mobile
- 30SepAmazon S3 Vectors introduces metadata pre-filtering for up to 5x higher recall on filtered searchAmazon S3 · Storage
- 30SepAmazon Managed Grafana now supports creating Grafana 13.2 workspacesAmazon CloudWatch · Amazon Managed Service for Grafana · Management, governance and cost
- 30SepConnect Customer Outbound Campaigns now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West)Amazon Connect
- 30SepAWS Parallel Computing Service now supports scaling logsCompute and containers
- 30SepOpenAI GPT-6 Astra now supports UltraFast mode on Amazon BedrockAmazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- 30SepAmazon Aurora serverless now scales faster to support agentic AI and other bursty workloadsAmazon Aurora · Databases
- 30SepAmazon RDS now supports AMD-based M8a instancesAmazon RDS · Databases
- 30SepAmazon Aurora and RDS now support AMD-based R8a instancesAmazon RDS · Amazon Aurora · Databases
- 30SepAmazon Bedrock expands Claude models in-region support in the UK (London)Amazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- 30SepAWS Continuum for Penetration Testing now available in 6 additional Regions
- 30SepAurora PostgreSQL now supports querying of Apache Iceberg and Parquet dataAmazon Aurora · Databases
- 30SepUncover blind spots in AWS data plane operations with CloudTrail Event CoverageAWS CloudTrail · Management, governance and cost
- 30SepAmazon RDS for MySQL supports MySQL 26.7 in Amazon RDS Database Preview EnvironmentAmazon RDS · Databases
- 30SepAmazon Quick now supports live data from your datasets in appsAI and machine learning
- 30SepAmazon Quick adds Hierarchy Filter for guided dashboard drill-downAI and machine learning
- 30SepPartner Revenue Measurement adds Multi-Partner support to Resource TaggingAWS Marketplace
- 30SepAWS accounts now support phone number verificationAWS Organizations · Management, governance and cost
- 30SepAWS Transfer Family now automatically approves SFTP connector quota increases up to 1,000AWS Transfer Family · Storage
- 30SepAWS IAM Identity Center Identity Store APIs now accept resource ARNs in addition to resource IDsAWS IAM Identity Center
- 30SepAmazon Kinesis Video Streams now supports VPC endpoints with AWS PrivateLinkAWS PrivateLink · Amazon Kinesis Video Streams · Networking and content delivery
- 30SepAmazon Redshift simplifies access to secure logging with federated permissionsAmazon Redshift · Analytics
- 30SepAWS Marketplace launches an AI agent skill for usage-based metering integrationAWS Marketplace · Regions, marketplace and partners
- 30SepAmazon S3 Tables now support all Apache Iceberg V3 data typesAmazon S3 · Storage
- 29SepAWS Deadline Cloud now supports expressions in job templatesAWS Deadline Cloud
- 29SepAmazon Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI, is now available in previewAmazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- 29SepAmazon RDS now adds full snapshot size information to the Console and APIAmazon RDS · Databases
- 29SepAWS Deadline Cloud now supports ECS containers on Linux Service-Managed FleetsAWS Deadline Cloud
- 29SepOpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol is now generally available on Amazon BedrockAmazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- 29SepAmazon Connect Customer now lets business users manage more reference data to adjust contact center configurations in real timeAmazon Connect · Business applications and end-user computing
- 29SepAmazon WorkSpaces Applications introduces unified graphics imagesAmazon WorkSpaces · Amazon AppStream 2.0 · Business applications and end-user computing
- 29SepAWS Service Availability Updates
- 29SepAmazon Aurora now supports PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, 14.24Amazon RDS · Amazon Aurora · Databases
- 29SepAmazon RDS for PostgreSQL announces Extended Support minor versions 13.23-rds.20260514, 12.22-rds.20260514 and 11.22-rds.20260514Amazon RDS · Databases
- 29SepAmazon Bedrock expands Claude model availability to India, South Korea, and SingaporeAmazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- 29SepAWS Transform now supports Apache Kafka migration assessments for Amazon MSKAmazon MSK · Analytics
- 29SepAWS DataSync now supports shared VPCsAWS DataSync · Amazon VPC · Migration and transfer
- 29SepAmazon CloudWatch Logs now automatically indexes frequently queried fieldsAmazon CloudWatch Logs
- 29SepAmazon CloudWatch Logs Insights now lets you estimate bytes scanned before running a queryAmazon CloudWatch Logs · Amazon CloudWatch
- 29SepAWS Systems Manager now supports sharing documents through AWS Resource Access ManagerAWS Systems Manager · AWS Resource Access Manager
- 29SepAWS Transfer Family now supports downloading multiple files and folders in web apps
- 29SepAmazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey now supports public endpoints
- 29SepAmazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall support for Palo Alto Networks Advanced DNS Security is now Generally Available (GA)Amazon Route 53 · Networking and content delivery
- 28SepAmazon EC2 Future-dated Capacity Reservations Now Supports Postponing Start DatesAmazon EC2 · Compute and containers
- 28SepAmazon Rekognition Face Liveness now returns Feedback CodesAmazon Rekognition · AI and machine learning
- 28SepGrok 4.7 is now available on Amazon BedrockAmazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- 28SepClaude Sonnet 5.5 now available on AWSAmazon Bedrock · AI and machine learning
- 28SepClaude Sonnet 5.5 now available on AWS GovCloud (US)Amazon Bedrock
- 28SepAmazon Corretto September 2026 Patch UpdatesAmazon Corretto · Developer tools, web and mobile
- 28SepAmazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) adds support for 5 MongoDB aggregation stages and change stream capabilities in version 8.0.2Amazon DocumentDB
- 28SepAmazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports retryable writesAmazon DocumentDB · Databases
- 28SepAWS Backup adds logically air-gapped vault support for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAPAmazon FSx NetApp ONTAP · AWS Backup · Storage
- 28SepAmazon SageMaker Unified Studio now supports two new connection capabilities: Iceberg REST Catalog connections and IAM authentication for Amazon DocumentDBAmazon DocumentDB · Amazon SageMaker · Databases